Do not bother...

Night Moves

A disturbing murder with shocking consequences sets in motion the new book in the best-selling suspense series starring psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis....

The Golem of Hollywood

By:
Jonathan Kellerman,
Jesse Kellerman

Narrated by:
John Rubinstein

Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

301

Performance

268

Story

275

Detective Jacob Lev wakes one morning, dazed and confused: He seems to have picked up a beautiful woman in a bar the night before, but he can't remember anything about the encounter....

Very disappointing.

By
Dianna L. Storck
on
09-26-14

Dark of the Moon

By:
John Sandford

Narrated by:
Eric Conger

Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3,252

Performance

2,151

Story

2,144

In the small town of Bluestem, a house way up on a ridge explodes into flames, its owner, a man named Judd, trapped inside....

A terrific side trip for Sandford fans

By
Robert Stetson
on
09-10-08

The Conspiracy Club

By:
Jonathan Kellerman

Narrated by:
Rob Kahn

Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

155

Performance

52

Story

50

When his brief, passionate romance with nurse Jocelyn Banks is cut short by her kidnapping and brutal murder, Dr. Jeremy Carrier is left emotionally devastated...

Interesting

By
Eric
on
12-07-03

The Ritual Bath

The First Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novel

By:
Faye Kellerman

Narrated by:
Mitchell Greenberg

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Unabridged

Overall

1,039

Performance

645

Story

643

Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime....

Good Read

By
Eva Gannon
on
08-21-08

The Late Show

By:
Michael Connelly

Narrated by:
Katherine Moennig

Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5,570

Performance

5,122

Story

5,109

From New York Times best-selling author Michael Connelly, a new thriller introducing a driven young detective trying to prove herself in the LAPD....

Oh, the narration!

By
Destry
on
07-20-17

The Black Echo: Harry Bosch Series, Book 1

By:
Michael Connelly

Narrated by:
Dick Hill

Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins

Unabridged

Overall

11,354

Performance

8,748

Story

8,738

For LAPD homicide cop Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic....

What a Terrific Book

By
Daniel McAfee
on
08-01-08

Publisher's Summary

In a host of consecutive best sellers, Jonathan Kellerman has kept readers spellbound with the intense, psychologically acute adventures of Dr. Alex Delaware. Rage offers a powerful new case in point, as Delaware and LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis revisit a horrifying crime from the past that has taken on shocking and deadly new dimensions.

Troy Turner and Rand Duchay were barely teenagers when they kidnapped and murdered a younger child. Troy, a remorseless sociopath, died violently behind bars. But the hulking, slow-witted Rand managed to survive his stretch. Now, at age 21, he's emerged a haunted, rootless young man with a pressing need: to talk, once again, with psychologist Alex Delaware. But when the young killer comes to a brutal end, that conversation is silenced forever.

As Delaware and Sturgis retrace their steps through a grisly murder case that devastated a community, they discover a chilling legacy of madness, suicide, and multiple killings left in its wake, and even uglier truths waiting to be unearthed. And the nearer they come to understanding an unspeakable crime, the more harrowingly close they get to unmasking a monster hiding in plain sight.

Rage finds Jonathan Kellerman in phenomenal form, orchestrating a relentlessly suspenseful, devilishly unpredictable plot to a finale as stunning and thought-provoking as it is satisfying.

Story

Top notch Delaware thriller!

I've been so disappointed by the last few Kellerman novels that I took a break and skipped the last couple to come out. I may have to go back now and catch myself up, because "Rage" is an excellent example of what Dr Kellerman is capable. I pity anyone that falls for the abridged version, because the twists and turns in this multi-level story are tight and sharp, and it requires a good bit of attention paid. Special kudos to **wonderful** reader John Rubenstein who nails the perfect delivery and characterization to every part of this story.

Classic Kellerman

I almost didn't get this book due to some of the negative reviews, but I am glad I did. I wanted something that kept my interest all the way through, for a long drive, and this did the trick. Great plot with plenty of twists and I think Rubenstein did a superb job in the narration. The ending did leave a few things open, but after all it is a mystery novel. Worth getting.

Another Top Notch Alex Delaware Mystery

Okay, maybe top notch is giving this one a little too much credit. This is still one of up cycle Delaware novels. In this case Kellerman seems to have gone back to his time as a child psychologist because everyone in the system is either corrupt, incompetent, mentally ill, or a predator. He touches on issues like child killers; child molesters, and how easy it is for children to fall through the cracks and end up in very bad places. Speaking as someone who has worked in both mental health and substance abuse I recognize some of the lesser people in the field. on the other hand I've witnessed many people on the front lines of the treatment world doing great work against high odds and while getting very little help from the decision makers. Warning here; there are very few positive characters in this work and a lot of depressing scenes and individuals. If you can deal with the darker aspects of the story it's a listen that I'd recommend.

All too real!

If you want thugs shooting it out and car chases this may not be for you. However, if you like to see two characters working out the crime plots and twists through real police work, then this is great. i love the reader (not as much as his father's piano playing. Sorry John!) who I wish did more titles.

Disgusting? I don't think so...

Kellerman has written many novels that deal with psychological issues, and sometimes this causes the stories to be graphic and intense. It's actually what I really like about his writing.

That being said, as far as the Alex Delaware novels go, this one isn't my favorite, but it's DEFINITELY worth a listen. If you're a fan of the Delaware novels, you can't miss it. If you're just being introduced, it's not a bad start. Open your mind a bit and take the ride. You won't be disappointed.

Rage by Jonathan

The reader was excellent and the story was engrossing. I'm a big Jonathan Kellerman fan, so I always enjoy Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis books. I've only listened to them on tape and as this was my first Audible book on tape, I was quite pleased.

So-So

Rage? No, Just Disgust.

If I had remembered that Jonathan Kellerman was the author of The Murder Book, I would not have bought Rage. Unlike the former, I did manage to finish Rage, but just barely.
The plot is indeed, as one reviewer noted, like a Gordian knot, although an obviously contrived and totally unbelievable one.
At times, the filthy language becomes overwhelming, more so with John Rubinstein's nice job of narration.
Even putting aside the despicable villain, the story has too many disgusting characters and not enough admirable ones. In spite of mild suspense as to how the bad(est) guy would be undone, by the later chapters I was fantasizing about a Tsunami hitting the California coast, washing the whole menagerie away, and bringing the story to a much deserved early ending.